Dining facilities to undergo renovations
This fall, students enjoying a meal at one of NMU’s two cafeterias will notice a couple of changes in their dining experience. Both the Wildcat Den and the Marketplace will be going through renovations this summer to help accommodate a completely trayless policy at the Marketplace and a new all you can eat menu at the Wildcat Den. Changes in the layout of the Wildcat Den will include a new entry to facilitate their new menu. Previously, customers at the Wildcat Den had the option to purchase each food item à la carte, as one would in a sit down restaurant. To accommodate ...
Dining Services change for the best
This summer, Dining Services decided to make two changes in the way that they operate both the Wildcat Den and the Marketplace. Next fall, students will notice that the Marketplace and the Wildcat Den have gone trayless. This is to reduce food waste and to ensure the “green” initiatives of this university. The other big change is that the Wildcat Den will only offer all-you-can-eat prices, instead of allowing students and faculty to purchase à la carte meals. The latter change was done because in previous years Dining Service noticed the Den was losing far more food than was purchased. To ...
USOEC lifters competing in nationals
The USOEC weightlifting team will be working hard all summer, competing in multiple championships during the upcoming months. The team will send six athletes to the 2010 USA National Weightlifting Championships, June 12-14 in Peoria, Ill. The athletes are graduate student Breanne Carlson, junior Brandon Jackson and freshmen Andrew Vrabel, Michael Evans, Chris Lenahen and Dan Gorelik. USOEC head coach Andy Tysz said this competition will be fiercer than the National Collegiate Championships were. “It’s the highest level of domestic completion that we have. Anyone who qualifies is eligible, so the overall depth is going to be greater at this national championship,” he said. Tysz ...
Marquette social networking site opens
Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites are sweeping the globe, making the world a lot smaller as it’s possible to connect with anyone in the world of similar interests. A new site focusing on connecting people in the Upper Peninsula is gaining traffic as well. Marquette Social, which started as a midnight idea by NMU alum Jason White, began in March and has since gained almost 375 members just by word of mouth and use of media techniques. It has acted as a way for people in Marquette to connect with other individuals and businesses. “Everyone on Marquette Social is connected ...
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